Spring Musical Meeting The Addams Family

Production Staff Musical Director: Mr. Nathan Rancatore Important Dates to Remember Advertisements Due to Ms. Beckmann by March 15th Production Weeks: April 2nd-6th April 12th-14th Performances April 11th, 12th, 13th at 7:00 pm April 14th at 2:00 pm Set Strike: April 15th and 16th Full calendar is available on www.pchschoirs.com Musical Director: Mr. Nathan Rancatore nrancato@psd202.org Assistant Musical Director: Ms. Josephine Beckmann jbeckman@psd202.org Tech Director: Mrs. Cathy Robinson crobinson@psd202.org Choreographer: Ms. Katie Jeray KJeray@psd202.org

Registration and Fees No student will be prevented from participate due to Financial need Any student on Free/Reduced lunch will have their fees waived Parents contact the directors if your student does not qualify but aide is needed Designed to help provide a high quality performance District Policy All registration and previous school year fees must be paid prior to enrollment in a district club, sport or activity Fees must be on a payment plan that is up- to-date with payments District Fees Paid through 8 to 18 https://plainfieldcentral.8to18.com/accounts /login District fee must be paid off for a student to participate in the production If the district payment is neglected, students will not be allowed to participate in the production until the fee is paid for. This is the district policy.

Registration and Fees, Cont. Production Fees Cast Fees $120 Fee Includes the following: T-shirt 4 meals during production week 1 snack day during production week Costume fees (rental/purchase cost, performance shoes, and makeup) Production Fees, cont. Crew Fees $60 Fee Includes the Following: T-shirt 4 meals during production week 1 snack day during production week General supplies

Registration and Fees (cont.) ALL FEES can be waived with the sales of ads for the programs. 50% of the ads you sell can be applied to your production fees! Ad forms can be found on www.pchschoirs.com Do not purchase anything related to your cast/crew role. You will not be reimbursed for any purchases made.

Communication Remind will be the primary form of communication between directors and students. To receive messages, text “@addams-fam” to 81010. You can also download the Remind app and enter “@addams-fam”. Please make sure that your email is up-to-date. All members of the production staff are employees of PSD202 and would prefer all contacts between parents and students to be received through our district emails.

Rehearsals Closed Rehearsals Pick-up Procedures All rehearsals are closed. Family, friends, and alumni are asked to wait outside of the choir room/auditorium until students are dismissed. Pick-up Procedures Students are to arrange rides prior to rehearsal. Students who are not at rehearsal due to ride issues will be marked as unexcused. Parents should pick up their students near the side entrance to the auditorium, near the football field. Members of the production staff will stay until all students have been picked up. Please be considerate and be on time.

Rehearsals Behavior/Discipline Policy Students in the cast and crew should always remain positive, respectful to others and patient. Students are expected to follow the Rules of conduct in the Wildcat Code. The production staff will handle discipline matters regarding student behavior accordingly. Decisions to remove a cast or crew member will be considered by all members of the production staff to help maintain the integrity of the production.

Rehearsals Commitment Excused/unexcused absences If a student is absent from school, they cannot come back for rehearsal. Students need to be aware of the calendar and any absences cannot be deemed excused unless it is from one of the directors. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of rehearsal 3 unexcused absences – removal from production if consistent behavior follows. The last two weeks of rehearsal are mandatory for all cast and crew members. Students/Staff at PHS-CC have been notified that these are mandatory rehearsals and will not split time.

Production Policies Students will… Honor all of PHS-CC Wildcat Code policies during rehearsal and performance times. Treat members of the production Staff and Parent Volunteers with respect and courtesy and conduct themselves in a professional manner. Treat all cast and crew members with respect and remain conflict free. Take pride in their work on the spring musical and strive to improve their skills with every rehearsal. Arrive on time to all rehearsals and be fully prepared. Respect all rental properties, and items belonging to PHS-CC such as; costumes, props, tools, technical equipment.

Production Policies Continued… Students will… Remain in the auditorium, tool room, or performing arts hallway (as deemed by the production staff) during rehearsal time. Keep their cell phone on silent and should never bring it on stage or in the tool room where it can be a distraction to others or themselves during rehearsals. Have their snack before rehearsal starts and will not leave the school building to purchase any snacks. Clean the auditorium and tool room every night and wait for approval to be dismissed before they leave for the day.

Parent Volunteer Opportunities We will Parent Volunteers for the four performances of the Show! Concessions Ushers Flowers Backstage monitors During Production Week, we ask that each parent sends a snack/dessert to share for rehearsals. Production staff provides dinner and drinks, snacks/desserts are needed from parent donations

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